Civil suit against Demaryius Thomas dismissed

A lawsuit filed against Broncos receiver Demaryius Thomas case has been dismissed.

Thomas had been sued in June, 2012 by the accuser in the Perrish Cox sexual assault case. A Douglas County jury found Cox not guilty of two felony sexual assault charges in March but the accuser filed suit in a Denver District civil court last June against both Cox and Thomas. Cox is a former Broncos cornerback who now plays for the San Francisco 49ers, who are in New Orleans preparing to play the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.

Although Thomas was never charged of any wrongdoing, he was considered a witness in the alleged incident involving Cox and the accuser. Cox’s accuser had filed eight complaints in a lawsuit against Thomas. However, Denver District Court Judge Martin Egelhoff signed an order on Jan. 10 dismissing all claims with prejudice against Thomas. (With prejudice means claims cannot be asserted again.)

According to the judge’s order, the dismissal relates to Thomas only, and is not to have impact on the claims against Cox.

In the order, the Judge wrote: “Plaintiff and Thomas have acknowledged the other has admitted no fault, wrongdoing, liability, or obligation to one another.”

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.